Lemon Frost Leopard Gecko Skin Tumors Traced to Cancer Gene
The leopard gecko’s name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to miss. Yellow bands striped his back, and uncommonly white skin peeked out from…
The leopard gecko’s name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to miss. Yellow bands striped his back, and uncommonly white skin peeked out from…
PhD student Sarah Nyquist applies computational methods to understudied areas of reproductive health, such as the cellular composition of breast milk. Sarah Nyquist got her…
The oldest strain of Yersinia pestis — the bacteria behind the plague that caused the Black Death, which may have killed as much as half…
An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years ago can now be crossed off our list of extinct animals, following a…
Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit the…
An international study has discovered a coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, with traces of the outbreak…
University of Toledo research shows the centriole’s role in sperm evolved from a shock absorber to a transmission system. Scientists at The University of Toledo…
While the 1994 animated classic The Lion King includes somewhat accurate antagonistic relationships between lions and spotted hyenas, Disney left out a critical player in the circle…
Multiplexed gene activation system allows for four to six times the activation capacity of current CRISPR technology, with simultaneous activation of up to seven genes…
The number of males has little bearing on a population’s growth, but they are important for purging bad mutations from the population. A few males…
Oregon State University research has identified the oldest known specimen of a fungus parasitizing an ant, and the fossil also represents a new fungal genus…
Study highlights the evolutionary uniqueness and premier conservation importance of the elusive Chinese mountain cat. We know that the domestic cat has distant relatives that…
In the 1950s, researchers made the first unexpected discoveries of dinosaur remains at frigid polar latitudes. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on June 24…
Spotlight on amino acids causing tau protein toxicity might lead to new therapies. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature…
Humans perceive the world around them with five senses — vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Many other animals are also able to sense the…
The new system streamlines the process of fermenting plant sugar to fuel by helping yeast survive industrial toxins. More corn is grown in the United…
A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University. The largest of known Homo skulls, scientists…
Scientists using computer modeling to study SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, have discovered the virus is most ideally adapted to infect human…